CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THIS BIRD IS?

Evelyn, I will be watching to see what someone calls it.    Have not seen this bird before.

Evelyn

Yeah, it's a gull. Look at the beak. They come in all sorts of colors and sizes at the beach here in SoCal. They're not all white like some people think.

Jeff

Evelyn: I am a lousy gull identifer as well. Hopefully someone will come along and spout it right out! :)))

Judging by the head shape and the beak, I'd say it is a gull. The gray color is different then most gulls Evelyn. Hope this helps in some way.

Hi Evelyn,  Not sure but I think you got some other great advice.  Have a great day!

Hi Evelyn,

 I looks like a gull but I am not 100% sure. Thanks for sharing your bird as they are my favorite. I absolutely love taking bird photographs even if some are just backyard birds as they all have special personalities and drive my dogs wild. I am still trying to photograph a screech owl in my yard. I only see him flying away once in a while. Thanks for the photo.

Today I saw a bird on my deck rail that looked out of place here - then I suddenly realized it was a woodpecker. They aren't common, but there are a few. Unfortunately, there was no camera in my hand at that moment.

The most puzzling I ever saw was a bird of prey. It was standing in the middle of the road one morning as I came around a corner and I only got a few seconds to stare before it flew off.

I hunted in every bird book I could find trying to identify it, but with no luck. Maybe because it was a young bird so it's coloring was different? I knew it was a bird of prey because it was large and it had stockings (or whatever you call them - feathers down its legs.)

I always appreciate seeing wildlife...

Evelyn, the thing with gulls as with many other birds is that they change their colors as they mature.  There are a several common gull species along the California coast that this would apply to for example, the Herring Gull, California Gull, and Western Gull.